Sai Baba the Master by E.Bharadwaja

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Maruthi

Somanath Deshpande, the son of Nanasaheb Nimonkar had the fortune of

serving Baba for four days when his father had to remain at Ahmednagar to

attend the court. Within that short period Somanath had a blessed vision.

Baba was seated in his usual place and Shama was sitting on the steps of

the mosque. Suddenly Baba appeared to Somanath in the form of Maruthi.

“There was no longer Sri Baba’s usual figure. There was the Maruthi body.

Only I did not see if he had a tail. Seeing that form I at once said to

Madhav Rao (i.e.,Shama), “Take his darshan; see, he is Maruthi!”, so

writes Somanath.

 

 

Lord Satyanarayana

M.V. Sahasra Buddhe of Satara learnt of Baba only after the later’s

mahasamadhi, in about 1931 and had several divine experiences. The

crowning experience was, in his own words, as follows: When I was at

Paltan, I had a vision one night of a Satyanaarayana image (i.e., an idol)

and a pandal put up (above it) and worshipped in the Shirdi samadhi front

hall. The offerings made to the image were passing straight into the tomb

to Sai Baba seated within the tomb. The tomb was transparent. To verify

the truth of this, I wrote at once to Shirdi to see if Satyanarayana puja

was conducted at the time and place mentioned above. I got a reply in the

affirmative. Baba has thus shown me that he is Satyanarayana and that puja

to Satyanaayana is puja to Sai Baba”.

 

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